
The longing that Holly brought home gave birth only to pain in the heart.
Mama didn't stop nagging and berating Holly as a wild and brash child for months without parents in mind. The brothers make no difference to denigrate Holly accusing her of going with men. Their sharp mouths dropped on the grumbling children as Holly carried nothing like before. His father consistently demanded a big TV, had Holly quickly marry Tenry, brought up a new house and car.
Among the negative words and words that invaded her hearing, everyone in the house simultaneously told Holly to do this - that, today they are like revenge for long not working Holly's energy.
At night, his body was like a melt, a sense of cape made him leave the house without saying goodbye. When it appeared on the second floor of the shop Hanie also just arrived. Today's date is red, so Hanie goes out early in the morning with Holly coming home.
"From morning you've just come home now?"
"Yes..."
"You sick?"
Hanie noticed Holly's limp body.
"Rape..."
Hanie understands why.
"When you go home with me, don't go alone..."
"Father Han, just this once came home again..."
In addition to cape, feelings of sadness also follow Holly, sad with the way her family treats her. He hasn't been home for a long time but he hasn't changed anything.
"I went home feeling like they didn't..."
"Because you came home with the macems.now you just bring yourself, so a chance for them to benefit you..."
Holly sits lethargic on the black sofa, while Hanie makes coffee.
"Want a warm drink?"
"Tea.. lots of sugar..."
Holly replied lethargic while sleeping on the sofa. A few moments passed...
"Ling..the tea is cold..."
Holly dragged her steps sitting in front of Hanie around the dining table.
"Why is our family like that..."
A sad question came out of Holly's mouth.
"I live with Kak Mel's family for a long time right, so know that Kak Mel's stepson kept two big daughters was not the son of Kak Keke, not the direct grandson of Opa Ramly... but what I saw was that they loved each other... Han... the way they talk, the way they treat me, too..."
Hanie only glanced for a moment then looked at her coffee glass.
"It's so different with us. I'm not a child when I go home..."
Hanie sipped her coffee. The fact their family is not a warm family, not a loving family is not a big issue for him. Ever since he began to understand life, it was as common as being a social feature in the compound they lived in, shouting and cursing among families was something common in their environment. Their environment includes a harsh environment.
Just like he was many years ago when he met the Tenry family, that was why he was so attached to that family that he treated him like part of the family, a family that teaches her about sympathy and empathy, a family that transmits affection in her so that she can then take care of Holly as a sister.
Holly had just realized that, just looking at the other side where there was a different family to them, she looked so sad. Hanie could not comment, she knew women were usually more sensitive about this.
"I want to marry Han, you want to marry me too..."
"Huh?? Marriage??"
"Yes.marriage, Koko ngajak me to marry..."
"Coko changed? What has changed?"
"He used to love to talk.Marry later at the age of thirty, four years..."
"Three more years, next month Koko twenty-seven..."
"Yes, it's not now, is it..."
"But... Koko said she was serious..."
"Maybe it's the same for you now, but the marriage is three years away..."
Holly was silent thinking, maybe Hanie was right, because last time Kokonya never said anything about the proposal when he said he wanted a birthday proposal and it was only a month from now, there is no preparation, and it seems like the one who always starts talking about marriage is himself. Holly lowered her head there was a feeling of shame growing in her heart now, ashamed of having thrown a wishful thought too far.
"You.. Are you ready for marriage?"
Hanie asked later, maybe Tenry has decided to get married now.
"Because Koko is married, that's why I said I wanted to..."
"Whoever? Marriage is not easy, you have to be mentally ready to turn into a wife, the responsibility is greater, not to mention if you already have children? Maybe if marriage can't go to college anymore..."
"I don't know Han..."
Holly looked confused. Hanie understands her sister may not think of marriage as more mature, more fun because invited to do something beautiful and fun.
"Ling. That marriage means that you will enter the Tenry family, not just Tenry, there are his parents, his brothers and other families... you have to be able to fit in with all their families. Not to mention our family, you know how our family is. They will see your marriage in a different way, you think... Tenry hasn't proposed to you yet papa has asked for a home car TV... After you get married imagine papa want to ask for anything else?"
"I. I don't know if it's like that. abis you also said you want to get married.. I'm the same after you got married..."
Hanie stared long at the look on her sister's face, realizing that her sister was looking for a grip for her future, and it was Tenry.
"When am I talking about marriage?"
"It was on the phone with Meili..."
Hanie took her heavy breath.
"Yes... Indeed, Meili's mother has started to offend it, but I still ask for time to take care of you first until you finish college..."
"Emang Meili will wait again.I finished it still long Han..."
Hanie hush.
Her lover's father is in big trouble, resigns as a lecturer at a small private university and is elected to old law in his village but is ensnared in budget abuse and has been detained for almost a year. Mama Meili a nurse with a salary is not enough to cost her four children. Meili the oldest child, since the rolling papa case was forced to postpone the script and work as a minimarket cashier to help support the cost of living his family. Hanie realizes that her mother Meili hopes that after marriage she can help with their financial problems.
Hanie is stuck in two situations because she wants to complete the promise of financing Holly's college and still has a longing to keep giving some of her salary for her mother, if married of course this will incriminate her.
"If I get married, you don't have to give me money anymore, because you can't afford my college..."
Sometimes people simplify marriage as a form of solving economic problems, such as Mama Meili and her sister... Hanie was stuck in her seat, inwardly wanting to ascertain Tenry's seriousness to marry her sister.
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Happy Eid 1443 H... Sorry to be born and to...
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